Child&#39;s folding carriage.



W. M. DBOKBIL CHILD'S FOLDING CARRIAGE. APPLIOATION FILED D110, 7, 1912.

1,102,248, Patented July 7, 1914.

, y, I] i l! D 1 I z I flf tlffifh %TTE% WILLIAM MORE DECKER, OF BUFFALO, NEXV YORK.

GHILDS FOLDING CARRIAGE.

LTMEZJMES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 7, 1914:.

Application filed December 7, 1912. Serial No. 735,431.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W'ILIJIAM Moan Doorman, a citizen of the United States, rcsiding at Buffalo in the county of Eric and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Childrens Folding Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

filly invention relates to baby carriages or go-carts, and more particularly to that class of such articles as are adapted to be conveniently collapsed and folded for easy handling when not in use.

The object of my invention is to provide a go-cart in which the handle is readily adjustable to different heights.

Another object thereof is to provide a pivoted platform frame adapted to be coll apsed upon the handle-bar frame when not in use and supported upon the rear axle bar for use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a pivoted frame for the support of the rear axle bar and adapted to be com pactly folded when not in use.

Another object thereof is to produce a collapsible go-cart in which the wheel base or distance between the front and rear wheels may be adjustably shortened or lengthened, and a still further object thereof is to provide a more simple, cheap and ctlicient article of said class than has heretofore been. produced.

To these ends my invention includes the combination and arrangement of component parts to be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure 1, is a perspective view of the invention in its operative position, Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective of the invention in its folded position, and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, and shows the means employed to secure the frame to the rear axle.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the front axle of a baby carriage constructed in accordance with my invention and upon each extremity of which is a wheel 2. Pivoted by each of its free extremities to the front axle 1 is an upwardly extending U-shaped frame 3 the upper extremity of which forms the handle 4. Connecting the side bars of the frame 3 is a bar 5, and pivoted to this bar and depending therefrom are two rods 6 and 7, which are rigidly secured to the rear axle 8, on opposite extremities of which are the wheels 9. The rear axle 8 is provided near each extremity with rip-standing integral lugs 10 the purpose of which will he described later. Pivoted to the front axle is a rcarwardly extending U-shapcd frame 11 which is provided upon its longitudinal sides with a plurality of openings 12 to engage the lip-standing lugs 10 on the rear axle 8, and. lock the parts in immovable position.

A top 13 is pivoted to the U-shaped frame 3 which may be clamped in an upright position and when in the position shown in d0tted lines forms a dash-board as well as a receptacle for packages or the like. The U shaped frame 11 is adapted to support the bed 14 of the go-cart, and is provided with a suitable seat 15.

\Vhcn it is desired to adjust the handle to different heights it is only necessary to lift the U'shapcd frame 11 and disengage the openings 12 from the lugs 10 and move the rear wheels 9 either forward or backward and engage any one of the openings 12 with the lugs 10 on the rear axle S and thus lock the parts against movement, which, it will be appreciated will. vary the distance between the front and rear wheels. thus adjusting the wheel base as preferred to regulate the centcr of gravity over the rear wheel. To fold the go-cart, the U-shaped frame 11 is lifted to disengage the openings .2 from the lugs 10 on the rear axle 8, and move the rear wheels 9 forward to their fullest extent as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

WVhat is claimed is 1. A folding go-cart, comprising a front axle and a rearaxle, a handle frame pivoted to the front axle, depending links pivoted to the handle and connected to the rear axle, a platfornrframe pivoted to the front axle at one end and supported adjacent its opposite extremity by the rear axle, and means for removably securing the platform frame on said rear axle.

2. A folding go-cart comprising a front axle, a handle pivoted to the front axle, dcpending links pivoted to the handle, a rear axle secured to the lower extremity of the depending links a Ushaped frame pivoted means for adjusting the distance between to the front axle and adjustably secured to said front and rear axles on said platform- 10 the rear axle. frame.

3. A foldin o-cart comprisin a front and rear axleft fiandle-frame pivoted to the WILLIAM MORE DECKER front axle, a platform-frame pivoted to the Witnesses: front axle and supported adjacent to its VVILSON F. STURM, opposite extremity by the rear axle, and E. A. OLDAY.

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Washington, D. C. 

